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igus tribo-filaments take on the soapbox challenge

01/02/2017

igus engineers compare the abrasion resistance of 3D printed plastic parts made of iglidur I180 and standard ABS materials. However, to make the test procedure more exciting, the engineers decided to 3D print plastic plain bearings out of each material and insert them into the wheels of a soapbox car.